Adlerian work / ADL-A03-2
Private Logic Detective — Practice worksheet
Complete an if-then rule about belonging, identify its protective purpose, and consider when it does not fit.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Morgan believes that asking for help means being a burden.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Personal rules about life can be explored as working beliefs.
1. Choose a workable example
Use the fictional example below or an ordinary situation of your choosing. Keep identifying details out of shared copies.
2. Try the practice
Complete an if-then rule about belonging, identify its protective purpose, and consider when it does not fit.
3. Compare possibilities
Generate at least two interpretations or options. Mark what you know, what you are guessing, and what remains outside your control.
4. Decide together
What alternative rule leaves more room for choice? Choose one small action, a support request, or no action. Review the fit with your clinician when relevant.
Prompts for this resource
- My chosen or fictional situation, and what I know about it:
- My response to the practice task above:
- What alternative rule leaves more room for choice?
- An optional next step, support, adaptation, or reason to stop:
Conceptual background
Alfred Adler: Theory and Application — Adler Graduate School
Background on the approach only. Original exercises and wording are by More Than Therapy with AI assistance; the source does not validate or endorse these materials.